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Questions tagged [parents]

About the parents themselves, and not (only) about the children.

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Should I try to protect my son from hearing that his father wants nothing to do with his two boys?

My ex husband, who was near 30 when we had our first child, and 33 when we had our second, hasn't seen his children since 2008.. We broke up when the youngest was 6 months but as his girlfriend was quite a bit younger, he never had time to see…
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I'm doing work that should get me some money, but my parents don't pay me for the work I do and I don't like that. How should I deal with this?

First a short history lesson: When I was born, my parents built a house in Georgia. For some reason they decided to move, and I don't remember the house at all. Fast-forward a few years, we're living in City A fixing up the second story of a house.…
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Long-term preparations for becoming a parent?

I don’t have any immediate plans for a child. At the earliest (probably), I’ll become father in 3 years. I can imagine that the time will become stressful as soon as the child is on the way, not to mention the time when the child is finally born. I…
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Daughters refusing to go home with my ex their mother

I have a situation that I could use some help with. My wife and I started living in separate houses because our marriage was failing. My ex and I were both ok with that. I have 3 daughters with my ex: 8 year old twins and a 4 year old. The reason I…
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Caring for three under three: In what ways can the father help?

I have a full-time job, while my wife is a full-time homemaker. Our oldest has just turned three, our second is nearly two, and our third is a newborn. Not exactly three under three, but close. I am currently on paternity leave in connection with…
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Does my Daughter have to go back to mothers?

My Daughter is 12 years old. I split with her mother when she was 2, and since then I have had her every weekend through her younger years. Now she tends to spend most of her time with us during school holidays etc. The mother met someone who she…
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How to deal with parents that won't accept my alternate views

I am currently 16 years old. Around 4 months ago, following my birthday, my parents repeatedly pressured me into taking driving lessons. I never wanted driving lessons, before my provisional driving licence even arrived and before we booked lessons,…
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What should I do when my parents drain all my energy?

I'm 18, almost 19 and I've been dealing with my parents' negativity as far as I remember myself. I'm currently a game programmer, something that isn't from the easiest. Still I manage perfectly to cope with it. (Long story short) of the power of…
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Caring for the Children of Deceased Parents

I am really wrestling with an issue that recently came up. Here is the background story: My brother-in-law (my wife's brother) has talked to my wife and said that he wants to name us as the care-takers of his children in his will if anything was to…
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Why do my parents start ridiculing me in front of my friends?

I am 27 years old and I live with my fiance. Every time I happen to meet my friends and my parents are around, or whenever my fiance meets my parents, my parents start ridiculing me. They start telling stories of when I was still a child and…
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How do I tell my nine year old that his dad isn't his dad and that his biological father died before he was born?

My son's biological father passed away when I was three months pregnant. My now husband stepped into the picture when my son was eight months old. My son has always known my husband as his dad but I feel beyond guilty for lying to him. My son is…
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8 year old son doesn’t want to go back to his mothers house(50/50 custody), and has legitimate reasons not to. How do I not feel guilty sending him?

I co parent well with his mother. We’ve been separated since he was born. It was rough at first but once I let my emotions go, she stopped trying to dig at me. Her lifestyle is “chaos”. She admits it and calls it “fun”. My son is just like me. Super…
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I like to make things but my family won't stop poking fun at me, how to ignore or stop?

Not entirely sure if this question should go on this SE site since I'm not the adult in this situation, but I don't really know where else to ask it. I like to make stuff. Pointless little things that just look cool. I do spend a little money on it,…
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My mother doesn't like me locking my phone

I just got a my phone back after a long period of confiscation, about 5 days ago. It has a pattern lock on it, and my mother doesn't know the pattern. She says that the only reason I'd put a pattern lock was if I was doing something wrong. I say…
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Teen: How to tell my parents that I have friends

I am a homeschooled by my own choosing and in 9th grade so attend quite a few camps. At one of my summer camps last year, I met several people who are very similar to me and we have kept in touch ever since. Several of them would like to meet…
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